JamesWalsh
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Hello
I hope I am asking this question in the right place. My husband and I are new to RVing. We will be travelling mid July to end October in our newly purchased Coachmen Freelander 21QB. Due to circumstances we have to take our 10 year old cat with us. He has only been in a car once when he was 6 months old. I am learning how to aclimate him to the RV but my main concern is him overheating/getting heat stroke. We had planned on leaving him alone for a few hours while we are seeing the sights. We would leave him on the floor of the RV in an extra large nylon dog kennel with his food, water, bedding and litter box and a fan on blowing at the kennel. Is this enough, what do other people do? I have been reading about preventing cat's from overheating on the internet and am concerned that what we plan to do may not be enough or will not work. What do other RVers do with their pets. Do they leave them alone. What is the maximum time they would leave them. What is the highest temperature they would leave them alone at. Should we also have the RV windows partially rolled done. Should we leave a hot water bottle filled with cold water in the kennel for him to lie on if he gets hot. Any advise or information would be greatly appreciated.
Thankyou
Leanne and James
I hope I am asking this question in the right place. My husband and I are new to RVing. We will be travelling mid July to end October in our newly purchased Coachmen Freelander 21QB. Due to circumstances we have to take our 10 year old cat with us. He has only been in a car once when he was 6 months old. I am learning how to aclimate him to the RV but my main concern is him overheating/getting heat stroke. We had planned on leaving him alone for a few hours while we are seeing the sights. We would leave him on the floor of the RV in an extra large nylon dog kennel with his food, water, bedding and litter box and a fan on blowing at the kennel. Is this enough, what do other people do? I have been reading about preventing cat's from overheating on the internet and am concerned that what we plan to do may not be enough or will not work. What do other RVers do with their pets. Do they leave them alone. What is the maximum time they would leave them. What is the highest temperature they would leave them alone at. Should we also have the RV windows partially rolled done. Should we leave a hot water bottle filled with cold water in the kennel for him to lie on if he gets hot. Any advise or information would be greatly appreciated.
Thankyou
Leanne and James